New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 8, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 2000 at Enron Field. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agbayani lf 5 1 3 3
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
  Harris ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 2 0 0 0
  Franco ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Zeile 1b 4 0 1 0
Payton cf 4 0 0 0
Abbott 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Pratt c 4 1 1 0
Bordick ss 3 0 3 0
  McEwing 2b 1 1 1 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Trammell ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo 2b 4 1 0 1
Berkman lf 3 1 1 2
Bagwell 1b 4 2 2 1
Hidalgo cf,rf 5 0 2 2
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
  Barker ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Truby 3b 4 1 1 1
Eusebio c 3 1 2 1
Bogar ss 4 1 1 0
Powell B. p 2 2 1 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell J. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 8
New York 000 001 0023112
Houston 310 013 10x9100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  L (12-5) 5.0 6 5 3 2 1
  Mahomes   1.0 2 3 3 3 2
  White   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
9
7
6
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Powell B.  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Powell J.   2.0 6 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
6

  E–Bordick (2), McEwing (4).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Bordick 2 (3,off B Powell 2), Houston Hidalgo 2 (26,off Leiter 2); B Powell (1,off Leiter); Eusebio (10,off White).  3B–Houston Berkman (1,off Leiter).  HR–New York Agbayani (9,6th inning off B Powell 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Bagwell (6,2nd base off Leiter/Pratt); Berkman (4,2nd base off Mahomes/Pratt).  WP–Mahomes (5).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–C.B. Bucknor, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–2:55.  A–38,031.
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